Adjustable torch holder



W, J. MEME-5L..

ADJUSTABLE from HOLDER Filed Juiy 31, 1920 Patented Sept. 22, 1925.

. STATES,

eArENfroF WILLIAM J. mermaorf-rlnLADELPHIA,

FIC E f PENNSYLVANM., .Assieme To G- :BUDD MANUFACTUIW@COMPANY. iF-PHILADELPHIA,RENNsYIlvAmn 'Afcn- Y LBORA'JJION'4 ori-:PENnsXLvANIa nDJUsTnBLE 'ronca H OLDER.

.ippucstionifuaquly s1, 1920. serial No. 400,383.

lvvhich 1 declare thef'olloivng'. to he afull,

clearpa'nid enactjdes'criptionl Y My p invention j relates to improvements 1n adjiilstabletorchwholders. My inyentionresired position and hold it in suchf position, "leaving Qperatoriree for otherfdutiesf f-Fjurther Objects, and ,objects relatingf to `economies of production and details of lcon- 4 struction, will delinitely appearI from the -,detail ed description to'follovv: My invention iksyclearly defined, and pointed lout infthe appended claims.- A structure, constituting '.a'preferred embodiment of my invention is v illustrated `:in lthe accompanying drawings latespparticularly`to `iniiprroved dei'ficesandV forming a part sof this specificatim,l4 in .mgeansforjhoklding,trches,`such as.v are used ,i forjv ldmg, lnganydeslred position, so that the ame-of the 'torch `maymbe-ldirected j A igalinst l parts y.which would otherwise be inj accessible.

l In the fmanufactureof `automobile bodies,

ithas heen A found' that large: stampings,` such as the tenneau p anels sometimes Wrinkle in `the pressi anch, in order to'avoid'scrap in such stampings,it 'has been the practice to put themon a hammer block, he'atthe vWrinlzled Vparts.`and, .Whenvthe Ymetal ,has been heated, hannnerlout .thetvrinlles on the vlblock. ,To accomplish this, sov far' 1t has ,been necessary` to providetvvo men, one man wfftoVyvield,the'hamnier and another man to,y i hold the torch anddirect upon thejplaces to be heated., ,'fliis'has been necessary beto bewlieate'dv at differentplaces, andthese u .u i r places Were 1naccess1ble so that 1t` required 'L theentire atteiitinffoneinan tohandle the torch. i

i] iihich nuniverselly adj ust "ble so; that itl maybe ac ljusted tol'dir'eet `a` nameupon `the lWMy' invention provides a `torch holder Work from practically `hanymangle. This holder is suchthat it may be adjusted to 'fdirecttheg'flame np'nthe `Work,"and will re! "m'ainin its ,adjusted positionI vv'ithouty atten- "ti'onj' This dispenses Livith the `need Vfor a which "are of Asfuch a" nature that fthe torchf 'helperto hold the torch, inconnectiontvvith the Work' 'described above.

" One ofthe' chief,objects of `my invention is to 'provide means for `holding atorch,

'een be adjus'tdiio @meer uit firme ,am u1@ iWork from practically any angle, 'and `Which maybe us'ed Withln a'crnparatively large tifo' 'provide' -a' universally adj usta'bleffs'upport yvliiohz VFi I is a vievv inside? elevation ofj an emboc iment of my invention. II is atransverse, sect-ionalxbview V'through the torch holder, and i i A`I`i0a 7IIIis asecti'onal view ongthe line rrr-91H er Fig. n.

In the drawing,I similar reference numerals refer, 'to'I similar, parts throughout @the several views.; 5 "Gonsidering the', numbered' partsofthe drawing, rI haveshovvn ,an adjustable torch' holder, comprising a l ,iX'edj .support or standard,1()', having a sleeve, 11,"slidabl`y =mounted f thereon and yprovided Withalateralean12k` A'llii's ear, 12, fis pivotally lconnected to therearn-end of a link, 13, of a lazyftfongs ,linkagef' At 'the upperendof the standardQO, there is 'fixed a partliavinga laterally `r projecting eer, l14, to :which: the reali Aend iof fthe Qlink, 15, of the A.lazy-tongsV AAlinkage, fis'gpivotally connected.A124 The lfinlsffl' andV 1:5, are piv- 'fotally V connected together', and'yto the other links, yin thefuslualmanner 'of such aflinkage 'and,' "at "the other endl of l,the llinkage, i there are ifpivotally'connected linlisfll i and; 19. -The relatively movable s'tz'tndardQA 1H8-,has

part fined `to'its upper" end'yhaving a laterally inojectingear,4 17, to `vvhieh'the free fend of lfink,l`6, is pivoted.- `A`sleeve,f21^, is A I slidablyx mounted on the standard, j and which tlievfree l,endoffthelink, 1Q,is` pivoted. @At the "lovver l"end 'ofthe sttndar@ 18, there is provided a` stop`-s`houlder, 22, 'limiting-the movementi ofthesleeve, i121, in one'direc- 'tionf" ',Sleeve,`24 rotatably mounted upon the standard,'l8, and betiveen the u'pperlend *ofthesleeve, 21', andthe lovver pend otgthe fisle'eve, 24,'th'ere is mounted acushior'jing spring, 25. flange, 23, projects laterally from the sleeve,-24.`f Kring, "U27, provided ,with a edi-@11i @gemeine-lsoft@ 2.8.2k in carries le laterally projectingrearyQO, toA

which is mounted a bolt, 29, extending through an opening in the flange, 23, and screwed into said socket. A washer, 30, is interposed between the head of the bolt, 29, and the flange, 23. This provides a mounting of the ring, 27, around a horizontal axis and it will be observed that by tightening the bolt, the ring may be clamped in any one of its adjustedpositions laround such axis.

Within the ring, 27, there is mounted a block, 31, having a central annular groove, 32. A set screw, 33, is mounted in a boss, 34, in the side of the ring, 27, and the end of the set screw projectsinto the groove, 32, so that the ring is rotatable within the ring, 27, but is held' against axial movement relative thereto. The block, 31, is made of two halves, each provided with a pair of longitudinal grooves, so that, when the two halves vof the block are clamped together by the bolts, 37, the block, 31, embraces the pipes, 35, of the torch, 36, which pipes lie in the longitudinal passages formed by the mating grooves. As a result, the block becomes practically an integral part of the torch and is lirmly fastened thereto, but at the same time is easily accessible and may be easily removed.

It rwill be observed that this arrangement' to this, the lazy-tongs linkage permits of tion.

the use of this torch at varying distances from its fixed point of support.

We have found that the use of this adjustable torch-holder is very desirable, because, for one reason, with it one man can do the work formerly done by two. For instance, it is no longer necessary to employ a helper in connection with the work referred to in the first part of this specifica- The holder is of such a nature that it can be adjusted to direct the llame on the work at any point or any angle required, after which the operator may proceed to pound out the-wrinkles Ywithout paying any attention to the holder. It is to be understood that this ,torch-holder isnot limited to use in connection with the work which we have described. This is merely one of the situations in which my improved torchholder has been found to be very desirable. It will find application and wide' use in Y many .other connections.

I am aware that `the particular embodi- .inent :of my invention, here shown and described, may be varied considerably, without departing from the spirit of my invention, and, therefore, I desire to claim broadly my invention as well as specically, as indicated by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is H l. An adjustable torch-holder, comprising the combination of a fixed support, a standard extensibly supported thereby, a sleeve" rotatably mounted on said standard and provided with a laterally extending flange, and a block carried by said flange and mounted for axial rotation thereon, and a torch extending longitudinally through said block and supported thereby. Y

2. An adjustable torch-holder, comprising the combination of a support, a ring adjustably mounted thereon, a block rotatably mounted within said ring and adapted to carry a torch, said block being provided with an annular groove, and a set screw carried by said ring with its end disposed in said groove.

3. An adjustable torch-holder, comprising the combination of a support, a ring adjustably mounted on said support, and a block adapted to carry a torch and rotatably mounted in said ring, said block including. halves clamped about said torch, and means for holding said block from axial movement relative to said ring.

4. An adjustable torch-holder, comprising the combination of a support, a bracket car- 10i" ed in said ring and rotatable around an axis perpendicular to that on which the ring is mounted.

5. An adjustable torch-holder, comprising the combination of a support, a bracketvro-A -tatably mounted thereon, a ring having a laterally projecting pin pivotally mounted in said bracket, and a block adapted to carry a torch and rotatably mounted within said ring.

thefcombination of a support, a ring acl justably mounted thereon, a block rotatably mounted in said ring and comprising a pair of halves clamped together and having a pair yof parallel grooves in their mating surfaces, in which thel feed-pipes of the torch are adapted to lie, and means preventing axial movement of said block relative to said ring.

7. An adjustable torch-holder, comprising the combination of a ring, a pair of semi- .cylindrical blocks, teach having a pair of longitudinal grooves in its plane surface,

:and a transverse groove in its curved surface, means clamping said blocks together 6. An adjustable torch-holder, comprisingl 171'5 lli with said grooves in alinement, the feedpipes of a torch being adapted to lie in said `longitudinal grooves, and means carried by said ring and projecting into said transverse groove to limit axial movement of said blocks.

8. An adjustable torch holder, comprising the combination of a block adapted to be clamped about a torch, a ring in Which said block is rotatably mounted, and means lim iting axial movement of said block relative to said ring.

9. An adjustable torch holder comprising a support, a vertical rod, an eXtensible connection between said support and said rod, a sleeve rotatably mounted on said rod, a ring carried by said sleeve and adjustable around an axis perpendicular to 'that of the ring, and a torch-carrying block rotatably mounted in said ring.

In testimony whereof, I aiiiX my signature.

WILLIAM J. MEINEL) 

